Toilet-paper holder



Nov. 3 ,1925. 1,559,663

.E. s. BALDWIN TOILET PAPER HOLIDER Filed Aug. 4. 1924 BY W-M ATTORNEYPatented Nov. 3, 1925.

Emms'r s. BALDWIN, or oaxmnn; CALIEORNlA.

TOILET-PAPER HOLDER.

Application filed August 4, 1824. Serial No. 730,104.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNEST S. BALDWIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Oakland, in the county of Alameda and State of California,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toilet- PaperHolders, of which the following is a specification. v

My invention relates broadly to toilet articles, and more particularlyto an improved toilet-paper holder.

Holders of the above character and with which I am familiar, have thecore member or supporting roll for. the paper as a separate anddetachable element of the devlce. This element, in mounting the roll ofpa er thereon and inserting the same in the hol er; very frequentlydrops therefrom, or the paper slips off the core, or both drop. Theoccurrence is so frequent as to be more or less annoying, andfurthermore as many' toilets are not any too clean,"the dropping of theroll or paper to the floor renders the same unsanitary to a degree.

The major objects of my invention, are to produce a very simple andefiicient holder of the character mentioned that has 1ts core memberpivotally and ins'eparably attached to the frame member, thus making 1tpossible to overcome the above objections by preventing the dropping ofthe core from the holder and permitting one hand to freely enga e theroll of paper.

Ot er objects are to make the device'easily applicable to a supportingsurface, and of such desi n and have suflicient resiliency as to easi yadapt it to engage and disengage a roll of paper.

I attain the above and other objects by the novel construction of myinvention, and exemplify one embodiment of the same in the accompanyingdrawing, and in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the device showing the parts inassembly, and Fig. 2 is a side elevation of it. Fig. 3 is a plan of itshowing the core member swung on its pivot, and a roll of paperpositioned on the core and ready for engagement within theholderl 7Referring to the drawing and figures thereof: The numeral 4 indicatesthe frame member of the holder, and is preferably made of suitableresilient wire bent or otherwise formed substantially in the shape ofthe letter U. One arm 5 of the frame terminates in an eye 6, thatpivotally embraces one of the terminal ends of the coremember 7 of theholder.

The core member, in the embodiment of the invention shown, is alsopreferably made of 'suitable'wire and in the form of a cylindrical coiland having each end of the wire spiralled inwardly to leave a centralopening 8 and 9; the openingS being occupied by the aforementioned eye 6to form a distance to accommodate the ordinary roll of paper 15. Inoperation, the core 7 is disengaged at 1ts separable end by springingthe hook 11 of the arm 10 out of thesocket or opening 9, and the roll ofpaper 15 is then slipped over the freely movable and inseparable toposition for service.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, the advantages of the construction and .core 7, and themounted core then relocked method of operation will be readily under--stood by those skilled in the art to which the invention appertains, andwhile I have described the principle of operation, together with thedevice which I now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I de-.sire to have it-understoodthat the device shown is merely illustrativeand that such changes may be made,'when desired, as fall within thescope of the appended claim.

Havin thus described my 4 invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by. Letters Patent of the United following: I

A. toilet paper holder comprising a wire frame and a cylindrical core ofwire, the frame formed with a fiat portion having a pair of armsprojecting angularly therefrom and the core formed with a centralopening at each end thereof, the end of one arm of the frame formed withan eye to hingedly States, is the and inseparably engage the corethrough one of its end openings, and the end of the other arm of theframe formed with a hook for the removable insertion of the latterthrough the opposite end opening in the core, and

the flat portion formed with an eye adjacent each arm for the receptionof wall seourement means therefor and also to provide resilience toeffect insertion and disinsertion of the hooked end of the arm in thesaid core opening provided therefor. r

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ERNEST SQ BALDWIN.

